Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 21
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Episode 21 – Room 102, Room of the Curse – ‘Mansion of Horror’ (7)
Episode 21 – Room 102, Room of the Curse – ‘Mansion of Horror’ (7)
[User: Han Ga-in (Wisdom) Date: Day 7
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 102 (Chamber of Curse – Mansion of Horror)
Sage Advice: 3]
After visiting the church, I left Ari, who seemed to have fainted, lying down in one of the rooms.
many complex thoughts
Two deaths, a mansion full of bizarre phenomena, and a girl with many secrets.
A devil who receives and eats sacrifices and is resurrected.
How on earth can I escape?
The more complicated something is, the simpler it should be. Because you can’t solve all problems at once.
Hasn’t one sure means of escape already been identified?
Let’s focus on the stomach first. I made up my mind.
At dinner, all four of us will gather together and tell each other that we should go out on a boat as soon as the weather gets any better.
Even if the lake was a little rough, I decided that it would be better to take a risk and take a boat through the lake than to stay in this mansion.
And… one thing that concerns me. Jincheol would be able to suppress that part.
An hour later, my plan collapsed in the most horrific way.
“Cough… Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
A lump of blood came out of his brother’s mouth and a painful sound filled the mansion.
The scene of a person dying is now familiar.
From the morning of the 2nd day upon arrival at the hotel to the evening of the 3rd day.
The third time in just two days. Blood begins to pour from the person’s mouth.
We all gathered together and tried to talk about escape.
While I stood still and thought about the details of the plan, Seungyeop asked the butler to prepare a light meal.
Songi prepared beer and drinks, and the older brother kept his eyes wide open as if something suspicious was approaching the two.
I sat down at the prepared table and had a snack or a bite before telling him my plan, and within a minute, my brother was all alone.
can not understand.
The fact that problems can arise with food is something I have been concerned about from a long time ago.
At the very least, we had to avoid everyone eating food at the same time and dying.
Therefore, under the pretext of having an abnormal liver, the butler made the restaurant eat first.
Before Seungyeop could come up with an excuse for a drink, Seungyeop jumped.
There was nothing wrong with both of them, so why did my brother end up like this?
A scene of death that we are now becoming increasingly familiar with.
All of a sudden, I don’t even want to think about Songi crying again or Seungyeop shaking.
Even so… I want to at least hold his hand.
I walked quietly and held my brother’s hand as he rolled around on the floor.
Trembling eyes turn to me.
“Gain… Gain… I need to help you more…”
I decided to give them the comfort I couldn’t give to the previous two people.
“brother. Let’s go out and see.”
“Ah… hehe… I see. It’s no big deal. “Let’s go out and see you, Cain.”
Just like that, 90% of our group’s military strength was lost in vain.
I stand at the window of the mansion and look at the night sky. A storm raged until late at night.
Even in the meantime, the faintly shining moonlight passed through the curtains and filled every corner of the room.
What should I do?
At least there were no people to share plans with and no reliable help.
The only person left besides me is a girl whose tears have dried up after crying for two days.
There is only one boy who closes his eyes to everything and runs towards love due to the mentality of escaping from reality.
Now that the force is gone, is it wise to try to escape by boat?
Honestly, I don’t have the confidence to suppress the risk. While I was staying up all night with complicated thoughts, I heard footsteps.
Could it be for me too?
Without hesitation, I picked up the silver dagger and stood next to the door.
If he is the person I expect… if I stab him first, things might work out somehow.
The person who came in was different from what I expected.
“Ari? It’s late… or more than that, are you awake?”
“no. Ari is sleeping. That’s why ‘I’ can come to see you.”
My breath stopped for a moment.
This isn’t the Ari we’ve seen since day one. The ‘other Ari’ I saw at the cathedral yesterday.
Couldn’t it only appear in a special place like a cathedral?
If not, is the cathedral simply a place where the seal of ‘other Ari’ was released?
“What are you…”
“Would you like to play a game of cards?”
What is the story?
“this time? “I wish you could explain a little more.”
“To explain that, let’s play cards.”
‘Other Ari’ spoke casually without any hesitation and it was very natural.
We quietly sat together on the bed and listened to a brief explanation of the rules.
To put it simply, I use ‘attack cards’ to destroy Ahri’s ‘defense cards’ or reduce Ahri’s own health.
Ari endures with a ‘defense card’ and destroys the ‘offering’ card every time she draws it.
In this process, the rule was that if Ahri destroys 6 of the 8 sacrifice cards, she wins, and if I reduce Ahri’s health to 0 before that, I win.
The cards were handed over several times.
I repeatedly tried to defeat Ahri by any means possible, such as reducing her stamina and destroying her defense cards.
It wasn’t easy. Ari kept blocking, holding on, and somehow drew 6 sacrifice cards and destroyed them, and kept winning.
I lost one game, lost the next game, and lost the next game. I only thought about it after about 5 consecutive losses.
Honestly, isn’t the rule itself too much in favor of Ahri?
“Do you think I have too much of an advantage?”
I was taken aback by the timing that seemed to read my mind.
“No.. Rather than that, maybe I’m just not used to it yet?”
“It’s both. “You may not be used to it, but it is also true that it is advantageous to me.”
The girl who calmly started playing an unusual card game said that the game was originally in her favor.
What answer are you hoping for?
“You are not familiar with this game, and the rules are even against you. “What should I do?”
“Well, can I just work harder?”
“I’m sure the other person will also think about it?”
I don’t know. I was speechless.
“Why don’t we change our strategy?”
“Change strategy?”
“In the first place, I’m asking you to accept that this is not a game you can win with your current skills.”
Now – I have a vague idea what this girl is trying to tell me.
“Even if we try to change our strategy… now I’m the only one left.
“If you lose, everyone dies, so how can you accept that you can’t win?”
“Why do you think you die if you lose? “I can live with just a draw.”
“I know what you’re saying, but I was just trying to get that tie. All I wanted to do was run away, but I didn’t know what to do. My stomach-”
“Don’t be obsessed with the boat. Think back to the card game.
If you want to win, you’ll have to lose all my stamina somehow.
But there’s an easier way to get a tie, right?”
An easier way.
Only then did I understand what she was trying to convey.
“Let’s play one more round”
In the last round, I gave up on shaving her health. I also gave up on destroying her defense cards.
I destroyed Ari’s ‘offering card’.
Ari’s victory condition is to ‘directly’ destroy 6 of the 8 offering cards.
There was no need to defeat Ahri to prevent this.
All I have to do is destroy 3 or more sacrifice cards before Ahri destroys them.
After the last round, Ari walked out with a slight smile for the first time.
I realized another way to escape.
[User: Han Ga-in (Wisdom) Date: Day 8
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 102 (Chamber of Curse – Mansion of Horror)
Sage Advice: 3]
The morning of the fourth day after arriving at the mansion.
When I woke up in the morning, the rain finally started to weaken.
As I was about to quickly wash up and call my older brother or sister, I suddenly realized something.
There’s no one to call. To be honest, calling Seung-yeop or Song-i is meaningless.
From now on, I must prepare to proceed alone.
As I went outside, I saw the butler who always cleaned up the garden in the morning.
“It’s still early… but you woke up early?”
“I feel like the rain is getting lighter now. “I think I can finally see a way out.”
“It is fortunate that the rain streak is weakening. However, even if the rain weakens, the lake level, which has already risen, will not go down.
“You’ll have to wait a day or two to get on the boat.”
“It’s true that it’s a boat, but… Is there any way to get out towards the mountain?
“If it’s raining this much, I think it’s worth putting on a raincoat and climbing the mountain…”
“Well, if the weather was clear, of course there is a way to go over the mountain.
However, since there was a storm yesterday… the mountain conditions will be much steeper, so I don’t know if I can go there.
In fact, hiking in the rain is extremely dangerous.”
“Of course underwater hiking is dangerous, but honestly, I think this mansion is more dangerous.”
“It’s sad that I can’t deny it. “Then, would you like to see if there is a way to escape on the side of the mountain?”
“Anyway, I think it would be a good idea for me and the deacon to take a look at it together. “I will prepare soon.”
“I’ll make my own preparations and come back.”
Taking advantage of the weakening rain, my butler and I decided to see if there was an escape route toward the mountain instead of the lake.
In my room, I dressed as appropriately as possible for hiking and stuffed several thick towels inside my clothes.
and
He left the mansion with the silver dagger tucked inside his jacket.
I might kill someone today.